A behind-the-scenes story has emerged regarding the Dovbyk-Gimenez swap deal.
The negotiations between Roma and Milan took place in the final days of the transfer window, but fell through just before the summer transfer window closed.
According to La Repubblica, the Rossoneri, after being persuaded to include a buy option, had set the price at €45 million: a figure that, had it been accepted, would have become the highest in Roma’s history for a single transfer.
An insurmountable financial obstacle, compounded by Gimenez’s desire to remain at Milan, the deal fell through.
